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ART782

WEAVING/TEXTILE II (**)

3-24 sem. hrs.

This advanced graduate course in

Weaving/Textile is designed to allow the stu-

dent to pursue a personal point of view in his

or her development as a fabric designer. A

minimum of 15 semester hours must be com-

pleted in this course to meet MFA graduate

requirements. Prerequisite: completion of at

least 15 semester hours of ART781 and posi-

tive review by the Weaving or Textile Design

area MFA faculty.

BEHAVIOR

MANAGEMENT

SPECIALIST

CERTIFICATE

PROGRAM

This is a skills-based program that allows indi-

viduals who hold an undergraduate degree to

develop proficiency in diverse processes of

behavior management. The course of study

was designed to address a growing need

among educators, mental health workers,

social services personnel, and similar profes-

sionals to effectively manage difficult behav-

iors and deal appropriately with crises in

schools and comparable settings. The program

may be taken alone or as part of the Master of

Education in Special Education curriculum.

Curriculum

The following courses must be satisfactorily

completed:

SPED628

Classroom and School-wide

Behavior Management

Strategies for Inclusive

Settings (3)

SPED794 Management of Serious

Behavior Problems in

Applied Settings (3)

APSY796 Strategies for Crisis

Intervention and School

Violence (3)

**A double asterisk for a graduate course title indi-

cates the course was designed for majors only.

SPED628

CLASSROOM AND

SCHOOL-WIDE BEHAVIOR

MANAGEMENT

STRATEGIES FOR

INCLUSIVE SETTINGS

3 sem. hrs.

This course presents the historical develop-

ment, rationale and procedure guidelines for

the applying behavior modification in the

schools. It emphasizes problem areas most

inimical to the teaching-learning process.

SPED794

MANAGEMENT OF

SERIOUS BEHAVIOR

PROBLEMS IN APPLIED

SETTINGS

3 sem. hrs.

This advanced course teaches how to apply

behavior modification techniques in a various

natural and institutional settings. It emphasizes

current research in behavior modification

including its use in schools, residential facili-

ties, counseling centers, and industry. Prereq-

uisite: APSY628 or permission of instructor.

APSY796

STRATEGIES FOR CRISIS

INTERVENTION AND

SCHOOL VIOLENCE

3 sem. hrs.

This course develops an understanding of

techniques and issues related to preventing

and managing crises situations in schools. It

trains students in non-violent interventions for

handling aggressive and disruptive school-age

individuals. This course is the third and final

course in the sequence of courses for the

Behavior Management Specialist Certificate.

Prerequisites: SPED628 and APSY or permis-

sion of instructor.

BIOLOGY

PROGRAM

MASTER OF SCIENCE

DEGREE

Biology

The Master of Science degree in Biology is

designed to provide graduate training in biolo-

gy for biology teachers, for individuals prepar-

ing for advanced study leading to the earning

of a doctorate, or for individuals seeking

employment with state or federal wildlife and

environmental agencies. The curriculum of

this degree program will enable a student to

broaden his or her background in the biologi-

cal sciences, to specialize in an area of biolo-

gy and to gain experience in research. Two

areas of speciality are available: General Biol-

ogy and Environmental Studies. Although

both options are open, more courses are

offered in the latter. This is primarily due to

the affiliations with a field station offering

summer coursework and research opportuni-

ties.

Admission Requirements

Individuals seeking admission as degree stu-

dents in this curriculum must comply with the

general admission requirements for graduate

studies at Edinboro University of Pennsylva-

nia.

Curriculum

This curriculum contains a thesis program and

a non-thesis program. Both programs require

the earning of a minimum of 30 semester

hours of graduate credit as a partial require-

ment of the degree and both programs require

the student to develop one area of concentra-

tion.

I. Courses in area of concentration

15 sem. hrs.

II. Seminar, BIOL701

3 sem. hrs.

III. Research component

0-6 sem. hrs.

May be satisfied by one of the following:

A. Thesis, BIOL799 (6)

B. Independent Study, BIOL793 (3)

C. Research Project (non-credit)

IV. Departmental Electives

0-12 hrs.

(Any departmental course carrying grad-

uate credit. Includes: BIOL-Biology

courses, PYMA-Pymatuning Laboratory

of Ecology courses)

V. Elective in Supporting

0-6 sem. hrs.

Sciences and Mathematics

VI. Comprehensive Examination

Degree Requirements

Individuals must meet the degree requirements

for the master of science degree. In addition,

the candidate must satisfactorily complete a

comprehensive examination over the fields of

concentration and the thesis or research proj-

ect. This examination will be conducted by the

student's Master's Committee, if the student is

in the thesis program, and by the Examination

Committee if the student is in the non-thesis

program. The successful completion of this

examination is a partial requirement of the

degree. The examination is oral; however, the

committee may also require a written exami-

nation to determine the student's competency.

Degree candidates must also satisfactorily

complete either a thesis or a master's project.

A reading knowledge of one language other

than English is required only if the thesis inter-

est of the individual necessitates a knowledge

of a foreign language. There is no language

requirement for students enrolled in the non-

thesis program.

Pymatuning Laboratory of

Ecology

PYMA619 AQUATIC

ENTOMOLOGY

3 sem. hrs.

The aquatic insects are discussed with respect

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